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Minor in Chinese Studies

Contact  Susan Wadley, 441 Hall of Languages, 315-443-1011, swadley@syr.edu.

The minor in Chinese Studies provides an understanding of the religious, economic, historical, and artistic dimensions of the Chinese and minority communities, historically and in the modern period.
    The minor requires 20 credits and attendance at either the SU Abroad Hong Kong or Beijing programs.12 credits must be at the 300 level or above.

REQUIREMENTS
Core Requirements (11 credits):  
One year of (Mandarin) Chinese language 
(the equivalent of Chinese 101 and 102)
  8

HUM 400.1

China: Past, Present, and Future (Beijing or Hong Kong)
3

Three additional courses (9 credits) with a China focus chosen from the following:

Offered in Beijing through SU Abroad   
ANT 380 Chinese Culture and Society
GEO 300 Geographical Approach to Chinese History and Culture
HST 300 History of the Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911
IRP/PSC 500 China in Transition

Offered in Hong Kong through SU Abroad
ENC 300.1 Economic Development of Hong Kong
PSC 400.2 Hong Kong in the World Political Economy

Offered on the SU main campus
HST 320 Traditional China
HST 321 Modern China
GEO 341 Geography of China

One (only) of these may replace one course with a China focus
PSC 346
Comparative Third World Politics
(when China is the focus)
BUA/HST/PSC 400.1
Culture, Business, and Political Economies of East Asia
(Hong Kong only)
HST 401 Research Seminar (SU Main campus only)
LIT 300 Topics in Asian Cinema (Hong Kong only)
PSC 400.3 Democratization in East Asia (Hong Kong only)
COM 580 Understanding International Communication
(Beijing only)
CRS/ANT 580 Intercultural Communication and Transnational Media
(Beijing only)

Selected topics courses may be petitioned to count toward the minor.
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